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Sunday, January 27, 2013
10:30 am
Money and Life
Rev. Roger Jones
With media buzzing constantly about money--U.S. fiscal cliff and family financial holes-where is the help in facing this issue with maturity? With stories about family strife, our guest invites us to think about our relationships, our money, and those funny places where they overlap.
Editor's 2 ¢:
For I can raise no money by vile means.
--William Shakespeare
Worship Associate:
Sue Boone
Music by:
Linda Jones
PRELUDE:
Bagatelle Op.33, N.Beethoven
NTERLUDE:
Bagatelle Op.33, No.4.................Beethoven
OFFERTORY:
Bagatelle Op.33, No.1.................Beethoven
POSTLUDE:
from "Rage Over a Lost Penny"..........Beethoven |
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Awaken Your Female Voices Workshops
February 23
Stewardship Sunday
March 3
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Igniting the Community: Sharing Our Stories
Share your story so we can connect to what is important to you! We have set up a page on our website: Share, where you can write your story.
To look at all the collected stories, go to the Stories .
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Open Issues: Sunday, January 27 |
You Are What You Eat: Environmental, Personal and Community Aspects of Food, Presented by Ms Roberta Perry. Ms Perry is an activist with the NFWM (National Farm Workers Ministry) in Florida. 9:30 in the Patio Room. |
Children's Religious Enrichment |
Please join us this Sunday as we embrace the world around us and see the wonders it has to offer.
Our Nursery will keep our littlest UUs (age 0-3) happy and busy with free play, music, and art. We're making stone soup with our Pre-K & Kindergarten class. Bring something to help make it extra special and come hungry!
Come explore the many different ideas that Unitarian Universalists have about God with our 1st-2nd grade class. What will they discover?
Our 3rd-5th grade class will look at the Biblical story of David and Goliath as they address the topic of bullying and courage. We welcome a special speaker to our Middle School class as they continue learning about Judaism.
Our High School youth group meets from 12-1pm for open discussion.
Are you looking for a way to give back to your spiritual home? The Religious Enrichment program has many volunteer opportunities available, so please contact Christine Pensa.
UUC Religious Education Coordinator. |
Share the Plate This Sunday With Goodwill Industries
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 The mission of Goodwill Industries - Suncoast, Inc. is to help people achieve their full potential through the dignity and power of work. This is accomplished through employment services, training programs and affordable housing. The sale of donated and new goods at Goodwill stores enables the agency to offer a variety of employment and training services, promote self-sufficiency, and contribute to community conservation through recycling. 88.1% of Goodwill-Suncoast's operating budget is devoted to programs & services. Last year Goodwill-Suncoast served more than 66,841 people in west central Florida and placed more than 10,178 people in jobs in the communities they serve. Please donate generously. |
UUC Directory Needs Your Help
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 Please give us a few minutes either before or after services on January 27th. Please allow us to photograph you and your family as we need recent photos for the UUC Community Directory. The Team of Eloise and Elizabeth will be out in front of the lobby for natural lighting (if no rain). Thank you! |
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 Thursday, Jan 24
Seminar on Unitarian Universalism from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Patio Room. The stimulating, interactive classes focus on the spiritual journeys of individual participants, the history and principles of Unitarian Universalism, and the Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater congregation. For more information, contact Ann Kanuck, 727-796-4585 or Ann. |
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On Friday, January 25th, we conclude our discussion of A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving.
On Friday, February 1st we begin discussing the book The Greater Journey: Americans in Parisby David McCullough. David McCullough writes, "not all pioneers went west." In The Greater Journey, he tells the enthralling, inspiring, and until now, untold story of the adventurous American artists, writers, doctors, politicians, and others who set off for Paris in the years between 1830 and 1900, hungry to learn and to excel in their work. What they achieved would profoundly alter American history.
Reader's Forum is led by Catherine & John Conover and meets every Friday at 10 a.m. It is free and all are welcome. For more information, go to Readers Forum. |
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 On Sunday, January 27th at 12:30 in the Patio Room, Jan Fowler will lead a discussion on Fingernail and Tongue Analysis tips. Did you know that your body will talk to you if you know what to look for? Join us for a session on how you can analyze your fingernails and tongue for major bodily organ imbalances and possible future ailments. Jan Fowler, owner of Chi-Analysis.com can show you some easy ways to gauge your own health and what to do about it. |
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 Many of us have been providing caregiving, be it for a spouse or sibling, a child or other extended family. If this is you, please consider joining our caregivers group. This will be an opportunity for connection and mutual support as we struggle with the challenges presented by this role. We will be meeting next on Tuesday evening, January 29, at 7 pm in the Maxwell Library. The following meeting with be Tuesday, February 12. |
Sunday Flowers Needs You! |
 REMINDER: To sponsor flowers for Sunday services please see the listing "FLOWERS" in the menu on the left side of the website OR simply call the church office at 727-531-7704.
There are three payment options. |
Iyad Burnat at UUC
On Wednesday, Jan 30th, from 7-9pm n the Patio Room, Iyad Burnat, the leader of a non-violent group that demonstrates in his village of Bil'in every Friday, is visiting the U.S. and will speak against the apartheid wall and illegal settlements. Bil'in is a small town in the West Bank, very close to the Wall. |
Much more info can be found at Bayarea where it describes his stop in the San Francisco Bay area on his U.S. tour.
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ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN |
 Saturday, February 2 at 7pm in the Octagon
This is a play based on Robert Fulghum's books.
"A refreshingly intimate combination of theatre and storytelling. Gentle...funny...joyous." The Chicago Sun Times "Heartwarming, charming, funny and touching. The stories are about all of us." National Public Radio
This is a fundraiser for UUC. The cast and crew are UU members/friends who are donating their talent and time. Bring family, friends and neighbors.
$10 for adults; $5 for children. Call 727-531-7704 for ticket information.
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Letter from Robert Fulghum |
 TO THE CONGREGATION AND FRENDS OF THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS OF CLEARWATER Hello from Robert Fulghum, writing in January from the mountains of southeastern Utah, where the snow is deep and the temperature is below zero - a long way from the winter warmth of Clearwater, Florida. I wish I could be there with you for your presentation of All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten - not so much for the weather but for the companionship the event would afford. Read the rest of Robert Fulghum's letter to UUC. |
Sustainability Film Series
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 On Tuesday, February 5 at 7pm in the Patio Room there's a showing of the feature length documentary: "Edible City: Grow the Revolution." This is a fun, fast-paced, feature-length documentary journey through the local Good Food movement that's taking root in the San Francisco Bay Area, across the nation and around the world. Discussion to follow.
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 February: Tuesday the 5th in the Library; Thursday the 14th and Tuesday the 19th in the Westwood Room; 7-8:30pmWhat do long-time couples know and do that others don't? How can you build those things into your relationship? Find out at this three-session workshop led by Dr. Kalen Hammann, who's been teaching people to build satisfying relationships for over twenty-five years.
Plan to be at all three sessions: February 5, 14 and 19. Makeup videos will be available if you have to miss a session. Fee is $15 per person; $20 per couple. You can register online. |
Interweave Movie and Potluck  |
 You are invited to a fun evening with a potluck and great movie on Friday. Feb. 8 at 6:30pm in the Social Hall. Please bring a dish to share, a valentine and a love offering. This is a LGBT movie and the evening is sponsored by Social Justice at UUC. It is part of Thirty Days of LOVE. "The Perfect Family", this 2011 movie stars Kathleen Turner and Richard Chamberlain. It's a great comedy. Plan to celebrate Love with us. Please RSVP to Linda Stroller 727-531-7704 or Email Linda. Bring a dish to share based on your last name: A-G = main dish H-R = side dish or vegetables S-Z = dessert or fruit |
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 Sat. Feb 9, 10:00am-2:00pm in the Octagon. Sponsored by the UUC Humanists, this will be a chance for Humanists and all interested to hear talks given by nationally known speakers: Sean Faircloth from the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason, Ryan Cragun, Ph.D, former Mormon and now Free-thinker, Jim Strayer, Ph.D, retired biology professor and expert in Darwin. Plus there will be exhibits and displays from various scientific and Humanist groups. This will be an exciting day for all to celebrate what science has brought to our civilization. Tickets are $15 per person if purchased by January 31st, or $20 at the door and includes a box lunch. See Mark Brandt for tickets or mail check or credit card #, expiration, and full name on card to: TBCoR c/o O'Keefe, 401 S Manhattan Ave Box 139, Tampa, FL 33611. |
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Facilities Planning Task Force | |
On February 10, you will be meeting to decide among three different financial levels of the design. Ken, our architect, will again be here to review his design before the congregational meeting
Visit our web site to view a number of renderings presenting various aspects of the design
Contact Joe Myers for more information. |
Going, going, nearly gone...
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Please Return Library Books
Take a Look at Give & Take on the Website
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International Women's Day |
 March16; 8:30-12:30 The UUC Human Rights Team, NOW and other organizations are joining together to present "Women Make a Difference." The keynote speaker and break-out sessions (on various topics with extremely knowledgeable facilitators) will provide an outreach to women who are considering running for political office and raising awareness on various social justice issues that affect women. Sharing information, educating each other and making changes. We DO make a difference! (Watch upcoming Octagrams for further details...in the meantime, mark your calendars!) |
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Our Web Site's Social Justice page can be found here.
Healing Our World and Ourselves
A Conference sponsored by the UU Church of Brevard and the UU Legislative Ministry
Date: February 15th and 16th
Place: The First Unitarian Universalist Church of Orlando, 1901 E. Robinson St., Orlando
Time: 2-8:30 p.m. Friday
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday
Keynote speakers:
Patricia Sieman, Director of the Center for Earth Jurisprudence
David Cobb, National projects Director of Democracy Unlimited, national spokesperson for Move to Amend
Bruce Alexander, author of Peaceful Measures: Canada's Way Out of the War on Drugs and The Globalization of Addiction: A Study in the Poverty of the Spirit
Cost: All fees are sliding scale. UUC will provide scholarships of $75 towards the cost of a motel room.
For more information go to Heal.
For carpooling information and room scholarships email Social Justice or stop by the Social Justice table after service. |
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 Standing On the Side of Love 30 Days of Love Beginning on January 20th UUC will join other UU congregations in celebrating 30 days of Love. Between January 20th and February 17th, the Social Justice Council and Others in our UUC Community are sponsoring a series of events which will make this a time of intentional action, service, education, reflection and fellowship. The January Ruah will be the kick off and the UU District Choral Festival will be the spirited closing. Wear your UUC or Standing on the Side of Love shirts to all events. For a listing of the 30 Days of Love events see the Event Flier, visit the Social Justice Table after the service or contact us. |
Dates to save for March:
March 5th -10th will be the CIW action to highlight their Fair Food Campaign. See here. We would like to have a presence there daily to fast with the workers and have as many people as possible be there on Saturday for the three mile procession to Publix Headquarters. There will be more information at the Social Justice Table if you are interested in joining this effort.
March 18th -19th - UU Legislative Ministry, Florida will be holding legislative days at Tallahasee. We would like to participate...and if enough of us want to go perhaps even rent a van. If you are interested, please sign up at the Social Justice Table.
Donna Polhamus |
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 There will be an Environmental Justice/Green Team meeting on Saturday, January26th @ 9:30a.m. in the Chorale Room. Linda Stoller, Coordinator of the Social Justice Council, has requested this meeting to reorganize our environmental activities. The meeting is open to all who are interested in environmental issues and in working on them as part of UUC's ministry. |
PUBLICATION DEADLINES OCTAGRAM - WEEKLY EVERY THURSDAY The Octagram is intended to focus on activities taking place at UUC or those of interest to UUC members and friends. Send items in brief with a link to more information to Octagram. PLEASE DO NOT SEND INFORMATION FORMATTED, OR IN A FLIER. Provide text in an email, or as an attached Word file with any pictures/graphics attached to the email. Deadline is 10 a.m. every Wednesday. Prepared by Barbara Bird. ORDER OF SERVICE/ANNOUNCEMENTS - WEEKLY EVERY SUNDAY SERVICE: Deadline is 6 p.m. every Wednesday. Send appropriate items to Order of Service/Announcements. Prepared by Pat St. Clair. ITEMS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE FOLLOWING PUBLICATION, IF APPLICABLE. |
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